ROUND 4, PICK 106

ROBERT TURBIN

RB, Utah State

Turbin (5-10, 222) is a power back who rushed for a school-record 1,517 rushing yards in 2011 after returning from a knee injury. Turbin will provide a big-bodied bruiser to spell Marshawn Lynch. He is the first running back Seattle has drafted since 2008, and the highest pick they've used on a back since using a second-rounder on Maurice Morris in 2002.

ROUND 4, PICK 114

JAYE HOWARD

DT, Florida

A senior captain at Florida, Howard (6-3, 301) is a versatile lineman who has played everything from end to tackle to nose tackle. The key to this selection is Seattle's scouting report. Dan Quinn, who was Pete Carroll's defensive line coach with the Seahawks in 2010, is currently Florida's defensive coordinator. He knows how Howard would fit in the defense and believes he's someone who can develop into an interior pass rusher.

ROUND 5, PICK 154

KOREY TOOMER

LB, Idaho

The Seahawks said they wanted to get faster at linebacker, and Toomer (6-2, 234) will certainly help in that area. He wasn't invited to the Scouting Combine, but he was timed at 4.53 seconds in the 40-yard dash at his pro day and had an astounding 42-inch vertical leap. He will play outside linebacker, likely backing up veteran Leroy Hill initially, while getting a chance to make his mark on special teams.

ROUND 6, PICK 172

JEREMY LANE

CB, Northwestern (La.) State

The Seahawks ask their corners to play press coverage, and that's just what Lane (6-0, 190) does. He's going to have to work to make the team, though. Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman have staked out claims as starters, Byron Maxwell is a developing player the coaches like, and veterans Marcus Trufant and Roy Lewis are established veterans. Lane has speed, and he had nine tackles, his only sack of the season and an interception against LSU. That showed he can compete against top-shelf competition.

ROUND 6, PICK 181

WINSTON GUY

S, Kentucky

A versatile player, Guy (6-1, 218) started at free safety as a sophomore and strong safety as a junior. He also played a hybrid linebacker/safety role in Kentucky's 3-4 defense. He had more than 100 tackles in each of the past two seasons. After the team lost Atari Bigby in free agency, Guy will compete with Jeron Johnson for the backup role behind Pro Bowlers Kam Chancellor and Earl Thomas.

ROUND 7, PICK 225

J.R. Sweezy

G, North Carolina State

This is a project of a pick for Seattle, which drafted Sweezy (6-5, 298) with the intention of making him a guard even though he hasn't played on that side of the ball since pee-wee football. Sweezy was a defensive tackle and a senior captain for the Wolfpack, but the Seahawks will work on molding him into an interior lineman in their zone-blocking scheme.

ROUND 7, PICK 232

GREG SCRUGGS

DE, Louisville

Scruggs (6-3, 284) was not invited to the Scouting Combine, but he's an athletic big man whom Seattle evaluated as the ninth best defensive linemen in terms of overall speed, strength and agility testing. The Seahawks believe he can generate an interior pass rush, and they also think he has a big-boned frame that will allow him to put on weight.

THE TAKE

"It's not anything where we don't like the offensive players. It's just the way the draft has fallen. Every time we've been ready to pick, we've had better defensive players. Not all the time, but for the majority of it. That's just the way that it's fallen." — general manager John Schneider on the fact that seven of team’s 10 picks were used on defense